New locality records for Turkish endemic species Rana tavasensis (Baran and Atatür, 1986)
Abstract
Five specimens of Rana tavasensis from Atlıdere, Muğla Province were collected in September 2014 during fieldwork in western Anatolia. The results of this study, including metric measurements of specimens, are compared with the data given in the previous literature. The phylogenetic position of the newly recorded specimens was approved previously. Together with this new record, known natural habitat of R. tavasensis expanded to 30 km north from the last declared location (Lake Girdev, Muğla). Protected area must be reevaluated for this endangered endemic species.
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